ನೇಸಱ್

Old Kannada

Alternative forms

• ನೇಸರ್ (nēsar)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *ñācVṯu.

Noun

ನೇಸಱ್ (nēsaṟ)

1. sun

   Synonym: ಸೂರ್ಯ (sūrya)

Descendants

• Kannada: ನೇಸರು (nēsaru)
  • → Telugu: నెసరు (nesaru)
• → Prakrit: 𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀭 (ṇesara)

References

• Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ನೇಸಜರ್‌”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 329